Sheffield United defender Jake Wright has taken a significant step in his comeback from injury, Blades manager Chris Wilder has revealed.

The former Oxford man saw his start to the campaign disrupted when he suffered a broken cheekbone in a pre-season friendly at Stocksbridge Park Steels, and then he picked up a back complaint to keep him out of action for longer.

But ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Ewood Park to face Blackburn Rovers, Wilder revealed that Wright is back at United’s Steelphalt Academy training base and will shortly begin what he calls ‘the process’ of getting back up to speed and declaring himself available for the first team.